Things to Know Before Getting a British Shorthair Cat | The Cat Butler

We will discuss the 10 things you should know before getting a British Shorthair Cat.
Today I will visit Dorayaki, a British Shorthair Cat and interview his owner Elaine who is a subscriber of this channel.

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0:00 - Intro
0:52 - Round Appearance
1:42 - Large Size
2:16 - Independent Personality
3:43 - Intelligent Cat
4:27 - History of British Shorthair Cats
4:56 - Life Expectancy
5:20 - Potential Health Problems
7:24 - Low Activity
8:35 - Coat Care
9:03 - Cost
10:07 - Fond Memories

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[christineee]

Got my first ever pet 2 months ago and he’s the best! A British shorthair which is perfect for my lifestyle as described in this video 🥰 low maintenance, affectionate, yet not clingy! The cutest chubby baby, would recommend this breed!

[MacMckenzie]

I was always a dog man, never once considered a cat. My daughter approached me asking for a cat. Initially I was point blank refusing this request. As always she won me round on the basis that she took care, feed and everything else it required. 1 week later kitten arrives and I am smitten, 🥰she was such a little mite I began to care for her like another child. 2 1/2 years later and she is my cat, comes to me when I whistle and cuddles up in bed with me and the wife. She also has 2 friends, a bulldog and whippet. They all get along so well and now she has developed some canine traits.

[margaretharrison]

They are just beautiful - real characters and full of mischief, they are loving, good fun and great company. Ten - out - of ten cats to me.

[FairyBabyOfficial]

The Cat Butler is an amazing mentor, always teaching us something new! We owe him a million furry thank-yous for being so purrfectly helpful.

[miscme]

I had a sweet little boy just like Dorayaki, looked identical. I have never seen a cat so sweet tempered, exceptionally smart and friendly like him in my life. We always shared food, we were hunting buddies for life. He became my best friend and all was well until we moved to a new home, as during moving he started to have urinating problems. I took him to the vet always, they drained his bladder and and cleared everything, it was always 500e per visit. During the following year we had these visits almost every month, and finally the vet suggested that we make a penis removal surgery for him to stop the problem cycle. This was done, I was with him the whole time and nurtured him every step of the way until he was back to normal. I fed him from hand little by little, my small patient became healthier and finally back to normal. I was so happy to see him strong and healthy again, he even noticed this himself and occasionally tested how strong he was, and I could see from his eyes that he was so happy to feel good again. It was music to my ears to hear him pee strong and it was like a shower was turned on when he went in his box. This however did not last long, as while I was away one day, he had found a Christmas present that had this curly string attached to it. He ate about 1.4 meters of it and I had no idea. I know very well that if he finds any type of string, he will eat it, and I was always very careful about it and anything like that was always in a controlled location where he cannot find it. I was as careful as I could be, but he was smarter, he was always very smart, highly intelligent. He saw me put the present in a closet and he remembered it. He found his way there (which I am unsure how he actually got there) and did this. I started to suspect something was wrong only when he started to vomit, and I checked everything, and to my horror saw what he had done. I rushed him to the vet, they made an emergency operation and removed the string. They had to cut his intestine from four places to remove it all, it had already gone too far. One small mistake however was his doom. During the surgery, they told me that he started to vomit a bit, and a small drop of vomit flew on in the open wound. They cleaned it, however after two days of the operation, he died due to this. I blame myself, I had always told everyone not to give me Christmas presents, I am Buddhist and I do not want anything, but one of my friends gave me a present and that was the only one. If I had just refused it, my best friend would be alive today. I have not gotten over this, his little paw was so deep in my heart that it broke me totally. Please keep these kind of object away from your cat and do not underestimate how smart the British Shorthair can be.

[sowedstory]

I love my British! I didn't know I needed one in my life until I got my mine last May. He'll be 1 year old this month. Since then I've brought in his half brother who is a Scottish Straight and a female British as well. They are all so entertaining. Very independent but they have their attention seeking moments and will purposely cry for me to go find them to love on them. Lol. ❤️

[kg-Whatthehelliseventhat]

The Cat Butler is one of the greatest channels to learn from. He has always been so helpful. Thank you soooo much!!

[rhyta]

Have owned multiple Brits, they are wonderful companions and very affectionate. I have found they don't like being lap cats since they are so large and it is uncomfortable for them. Many of mine come to me when they want to be petted and sit by me. Very independent but still social. So glad we found out about this breed 😻

[sciencenotstigma]

My BSHs were not interested in getting into mischief. They just wanted to cuddle in bed. When I wasn’t in bed, they would wait for me or come find me and herd me to the bed. I adopted them as middle aged/senior cats, though.

[x]

I adopted a wonderful British shorthair boy named Sweetie. His name certainly fits! He is the most gentle, sweet, loving angel. He also absolutely loves to play with his toys and is very tolerant of my other cats. He isn't a lap cat, but he does like to sit right near his people. Highly recommend this lovely breed❤❤❤

[jojoanggono]

Zeus, our BSH 6 m.o boy came out of his pet carrier in 3 seconds when we first brought him home from breeder. And proceeded confidently to explore every corner of our 240 square meter home. We were awed! 😂 He then jump to check every counter top without once bumping into anything. I don't know if this is common trait with BSH. Zeus would let us pick him up and hold him for several minute before complaining, but the breeder told us Zeus father is totally different, does not like being picked up at all.

[gladfilm]

The Gray Cat is undeniably the best cat out there!

[sherryceasar]

My oldest is a British shorthair and I wouldn't trade him for nothing. I love him to pieces, and he knows it and gives me the love. An awesome breed of cat👍💜😁

[Demonslayer-vtlm]

Have two of them a lilac male and a blue female. No regrets awesome cats.

[rogerward]

Great video, I have two British Shorthairs, a Blue and a Black both with huge, bright amber eyes. I have always had cats (for over 50 years) but never previously a pedigree breed. The two I have were rescue cats and have now lived in my home for two and a half years, both being around 5 and 4 years old respectively when we acquired them from a local cat rescue centre. The Blue (Luna, or 'comedy cat') is exactly as you describe but does enjoy sitting on my lap for fuss and attention. The Black (Lenny or 'crazy cat') is more active, very vocal and likes to play. Although he clearly enjoys being near to 'his human hosts' and will sit as close as possible to either me or my wife, he never sits on laps and as with his sister endures being picked up only under protest. However, both are very affectionate and love attention, they are also really friendly towards visitors including our daughter's Great Dane who totally respects that this is the cat's domaine and presents as being somewhat intimidated by them; very amusing to watch! I am totally 'converted' to British Shorthairs and recommend the breed to any prospective, or 'seasoned' cat 'owner'; I'm not sure you ever really 'own' a cat, they merely choose to stay with you if the environment is to their liking! Arguably, the only (slight) downside to this breed is the amount of fur they shed but they are truly beautiful cats in every respect.

[wbussample]

Our family has 4 BSH cats. Personalities are wonderful. So much fun. Not a lap cat, but make up for this in intelligence and will play with you.

[AngeLEyes]

Our British longhair lays on me often. It’s cute. I am surprised how energetic & playful he is but he is still under a year old.

[ameliablackshaw]

Another fantastic video . I love all of your videos

[LD]

Thank you for the info. This is my second cat experience, first ones all passed this last year ( my partner's cats they were all old) so we just got a British short hair. Her name is Merlin a beautiful 5 year old rescue. Her characteristics and proportions are the same (chubby face too) and has the green eyes and is "marble" colored. She unfortunately does not like being held, she likes belly rubs, likes to play and is a talker. She has super soft fur too, our last cats were soft but she is super soft. Compared to the other cats we had, she is quirky. I get concerned that she lays around a little too much but I am less worried about that now that I have watched this video. We will be playing more. Thank you again for more insight on this breed.

[Pluviophile]

We got a rescue in 2017 that looks and acts very much as described here as a British Shorthair. Our Sidney Clawsby is our lovey boy. He is big. about 22 lbs and if we didn't have another cat who plays with him and gets him to run around, he would definitely be a couch potato. Also, he loves to figure things out. I always say if he were human, he's be doing puzzles.